• Customer co-creation in service innovation: a matter of communication? 

      Gustafsson, Anders; Kristensson, Per; Witell, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Purpose – Customer co-creation is becoming increasingly popular among companies, and intensive communication with customers is generally seen as a determinant of the success of a new service or product. This study analyzes ...
    • The Drucker intangibles measurement system: An academic perspective 

      Crosby, Lawrence; Ghanbarpour, Tohid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      There is widespread agreement in the literature that intangible assets, particularly those of a relational nature, are key determinants of firm performance. Scholars also acknowledge that stakeholder relationships and ...
    • How Bureaucrats and Bean Counters Strangled General Motors by Killing its Brands 

      Olson, Erik L.; Thjømøe, Hans Mathias (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Purpose: To use branding literature to understand the rise and fall of GM’s brands. Design/Methodology/Approach: Case analysis using secondary sources covering GM’s brands and products, managerial leadership, and market ...
    • HRM work and open innovation: evidence from a case study 

      Remneland Wikhamn, Björn; Styhre, Alexander; Wikhamn, Wajda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper proposes a framework for firm use of HRM when engaging in open innovation. Whereas open innovation has gained wide recognition in the innovation management field, as firms open their boundaries to knowledge ...
    • Idea championing as a missing link between idea generation and team innovation implementation: A situated emergence approach 

      Černe, Matej; Kaše, Robert; Skerlavaj, Miha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We examine idea championing as a key intermediary process of the idea journey linking idea generation and idea implementation in teams. Building upon multilevel framework of emergence we theorize about how compositional ...
    • Innovation, strategy and identity: a case study from the food industry 

      Hoholm, Thomas; Strønen, Fred H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Purpose – Current research focus on the interaction between innovation and strategy process, but less is known about how identity influences innovation and the formation of strategy. The purpose of this paper is therefore ...
    • The Knowledge work of the Future and the Future of Knowledge work 

      Jevnaker, Birgit Helene; Olaisen, Johan Leif (Conference object, 2022)
      Our paper investigates what forms the knowledge work design on a corporate level in the future. The future might be 2025, 2030, or 2035. The methodology includes interviews with researchers working with these issues in ...
    • Practices of isolation: The shaping of project autonomy in innovation projects 

      Willems, Thijs; van Marrewijk, Alfons; Kuitert, Lizet; Volker, Leentje; Hermans, Marleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      A project's autonomy, the degree to which a project can evolve without constant interference from the parent organization, is a key feature of innovation projects. The literature treats autonomy as a passive phenomenon and ...
    • Real effects of auditor conservatism 

      Chy, Mahfuz; Hope, Ole-Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We examine the effect of auditor conservatism on corporate innovation. We hypothesize that, because conservative auditors constrain income-increasing accounting discretion, managers may sacrifice long-term investments in ...
    • The greening of European electricity industry: a battle of modernities 

      Midttun, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Europe has played the role of a green hegemon on the global arena for several decades. By exploring its green transition in the electricity industry, the article discusses whether Europe is on track with regard to delivering ...